Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 11, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23602
Aircraft time
35,644 hours, 30,297 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
654465116
Part serial
2448
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4 Slat
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING APP WHEN FLAPS 2 SELECTED L/E FLAP TRANS LIGHT STAYED ILLUM AND 4 SLAT SHOWED UNSAFE YELLOW ON OVHD PANEL FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 5 AND ALL WENT GREEN AND SHOWED SAFE. ABOUT 5 SECS LATER L/E FLAP TRANS LIGHT REILLUM AND 4 SLAT SHOWED UNSAFE AGAIN. FLAPS WERE SEL TO 10 AND ALL WENT SAFE AND GREEN FOR REST OF APP AND ALL FLAP SETTINGS HIGHER THAN 5. WHEN 4 SLAT SHOWED UNSAFE CO PILOT VISUALLY COULD SEE 4 FLAP UP WHEN OTHERS WERE DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 SLAT ACT PER MM. INSP R/INSTALL OF SLAT ACT PER MM RII C/W 655177.